Editing Oswayo Township, Pennsylvania

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'''Oswayo Township''' is a [[Township (Pennsylvania)|township]] in [[Potter County, Pennsylvania|Potter County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 224 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

''Oswayo'' is a Native American name purported to mean "the place of flies".<ref>{{cite book|last=Espenshade|first=Abraham Howry|title=Pennsylvania Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015012934249&view=1up&seq=5|year=1925|publisher=Evangelical Press|isbn=978-0-8063-0416-8|page=286}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 37.9&nbsp;square miles (98.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 37.8&nbsp;square miles (98.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})  is land and 0.04&nbsp;square mile (0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})  (0.05%) is water.

Oswayo Township is bordered by [[New York (state)|New York]] to the north, [[Genesee Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania|Genesee Township]] to the south, [[Allegany Township, Pennsylvania|Allegany Township]] and the borough of [[Oswayo, Pennsylvania|Oswayo]] to the south and [[Sharon Township, Pennsylvania|Sharon Township]] to the west.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 278
|2020= 224
|estyear=2021
|estimate=223
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 251 people, 91 households, and 67 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 6.6 people per square mile (2.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 5.1/sq&nbsp;mi (2.0/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the township was 99.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.40% from two or more races.

There were 91 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the township the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $36,071. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $9,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $13,263. About 10.6% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.7% of those under the age of 18 and 21.2% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Potter County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1829]]
[[Category:Townships in Potter County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Townships in Pennsylvania]]